Vrabel’s Son to Play for Former Titans Assistant

Mike Vrabel made it identified final week that he had no want to teach his son within the NFL.

Because it seems, although, the Tennessee Titans head coach is aware of precisely what sort of teaching Tyler, an offensive sort out out of Boston School, will get.

Tyler Vrabel was not chosen within the 2022 NFL Draft, which ended Saturday. Shortly after it ended, although, he signed as a free agent with the Atlanta Falcons, in line with a number of studies. With Atlanta, he’ll play for former Titans offensive coordinator Arthur Smith.

The Falcons have added various gamers with Titans connections this offseason, together with quarterback Marcus Mariota, linebacker Rashaan Evans and tight finish Anthony Firkser.

Tyler Vrabel is a secondary connection. 

When Mike Vrabel was employed in 2018, Smith was one of many few coaches from the earlier workers he retained. Smith was tight ends coach in that season (the identical job he had underneath Mike Mularkey) and was promoted to offensive coordinator in 2019. The Falcons employed him away as their head coach final 12 months.

The youthful Vrabel (6-foot-5, 315 kilos) was a three-year starter in faculty who confirmed the kind of versatility Tennessee usually covets. He performed left sort out in 2019 and 2021 with a season at proper sort out in between. In all, he began 33 of the 35 video games he performed, allowed seven sacks and was flagged for 11 penalties.

He declared for this 12 months’s draft although he had at the very least one remaining 12 months of eligibility. Dane Brugler of The Athletic rated him twenty sixth amongst all out there tackles. Some consider he may very well be higher suited to play guard within the NFL.

“It’s taken me a number of years to be extra dad than coach, and I’m attempting to do a significantly better job of that,” Mike Vrabel stated. “And I really feel like I’ve.

“Excited for him to see the place his subsequent alternative might be, and [I] attempt to assist him any approach I can.”

Now, he is aware of precisely what that chance is – and who it’s with.